Subject(s): (from L to R) Martin Peters, Sir Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore, and Ray Wilson
Sport: Football
Location: Green Street, Newham, London
Unveiled: 28/4/2003
Sculptor: Philip Jackson
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth: MARTIN PETERS GEOFF HURST BOBBY MOORE CAPTAIN RAY WILSON ALAN BALL GORDON BANKS GEORGE COHEN JACK CHARLTON BOBBY CHARLTON ROGER HUNT NOBBY STILES ALF RAMSEY MANAGER Plaque: THE CHAMPIONS. ENGLAND AND WEST HAM UNITED CAPTAIN BOBBY MOORE HOISTED ON THE SHOULDERS OF HIS TEAM MATES HOLDS ALOFT THE JULES RIMET TROPHY. THIS FAMOUS IMAGE CAPTURES ENGLAND'S MEMORABLE 4-2 VICTORY OVER WEST GERMANY IN THE 1966 WORLD CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY STADIUM. ENGLANDS GOALS WERE SCORED BY WEST HAM UNITED'S MARTIN PETERS AND GEOFF HURST WHOSE HAT TRICK MDE HIM A FOOTBALL LEGEND. IT WAS A DEFINING MOMENT FOR BOH ENGLAND AND WEST HAM UNITED. SCULPTURE BY PHILIP JACKSON. UNVEILED BY HRH THE DUKE OF YORK CVO ADC ON 28TH APRIL 2003.
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